MUSGROVE Park Hospital is holding a public engagement meeting where people can find out the latest news on the new surgical centre developments.

The event takes place on Wednesday (September 4) from 1pm to 2pm, at the Musgrove Park Academy lecture theatre, which is next to the main Jubilee Concourse.

The new £80 million surgical centre will include state-of-the-art operating theatres, a critical care unit and an endoscopy suite.

And a separate £11.5 million development is also taking place to move the hospital’s surgical assessment unit closer to the hospital’s emergency department, which will mean faster access to consultants and surgeons and quicker assessments for patients who may require emergency surgery.

The plans for the new facilities are nearing completion and a full planning application will shortly be submitted to Somerset West and Taunton Council.